Notification and reporting

Railway accidents and serious railway incidents must be notified and reported to the Norwegian Safety Investigation Authority (cf. the Notification and Reporting Regulation).

Section 3. Notification of railway accidents

Staff in a RU/IM who are involved in a railway accident shall promptly notify the nearest rail traffic control unit, the nearest police authority or the nearest joint rescue coordination centre of the accident. The recipient of the notification shall immediately notify the other authorities mentioned in the first sentence as well as the investigating authority. Notification shall be verbal.

The RU/IM has an independent responsibility for ensuring that notification under the first paragraph is given.

Section 4. Notification of serious railway incidents

The RU/IM shall ensure forthwith that the investigating authority is notified of a serious railway incident. If the nature of the incident gives cause to notify other authorities, the RU/IM shall ensure that this is done. Notification shall be verbal.

Section 5. Reporting of railway accidents and serious railway incidents

The RU/IM shall report railway accidents and serious railway incidents in writing to both the investigating authority and the supervisory authority with minimum delay and within 72 hours at the latest. Reporting may be by electronic means.

Reporting shall take place using a form prescribed jointly by the supervisory authority and the investigating authority.

Section 7. Further details on the obligation to notify and report

If the RU/IM is in doubt about whether the event concerned is to be regarded as a railway accident, serious railway incident or railway incident, the event shall be notified and/or reported in accordance with the most comprehensive section of the regulations.

The investigating authority and the supervisory authority are entitled to reclassify any report they receive and may at any time request more detailed information about a reported event.

Translated by the NSIA.